Kozo Tashima

Japanese footballer (born 1957)

Kozo Tashima (田嶋 幸三, Tashima Kozo, born November 21, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. He is current president of Japan Football Association.

Kozo Tashima
Personal information
Full name Kozo Tashima
Date of birth (1957-11-21) November 21, 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1973–1975 Saitama Urawa Minami High School
1976–1979 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Furukawa Electric 39 (6)
Total 39 (6)
National team
1979–1980 Japan 7 (1)
Teams managed
2001 Japan U-17
Honours
Furukawa Electric
Winner JSL Cup 1982
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography change

Tashima was born in Amakusa District, Kumamoto on November 21, 1957. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric in 1980. The club won the 2nd place in 1982 JSL Cup. Although he played as a regular player, he retired in 1982. He played 39 games and scored 6 goals in the league.

On June 27, 1979, when Tashima was a University of Tsukuba student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia. He also played in 1980. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1980.

Afterwards, Tashima studied from 1983 to 1986 at the German Sport University Cologne and received a B coaching license. As he returned, he was a technical coach for the football club of his alma mater University of Tsukuba, and taught for several years at Rikkyo University. In 2001, he coached the Japan U-17 national team, to which he led for the first time since 1995 in the first round of the 2001 U-17 World Championship.

In July 2010, Tashima served as vice-president of Japan Football Association (JFA). Since January 2011, he has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee. He has been a FIFA Council member since April 2015. In March 2016, he became president of JFA. In April 2016, he also became president of East Asian Football Federation and served until March 2018.

Statistics change

[1]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
JapanLeague
1980 Furukawa Electric JSL Division 1 14 4
1981 14 1
1982 11 1
Country Japan 39 6
Total 39 6

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1979 4 0
1980 3 1
Total 7 1

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